Nintendo has bet big on the Wii U at E3 this week - new games, new social network, new classic Pro controller - but it's the Wii U Gamepad itself that is still grabbing the most attention. The touchscreen-toting handheld is Nintendo's key differentiator between the Wii U, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3, and so the company has release a new walk-through showing just what makes it special.

E3 2012 is racing at full steam, and already one thing is clear: Sony, for all its PlayStation 3 might, has a challenge on its hands from Microsoft and Nintendo. Whereas gaming so far has centered around a single, big screen and the most engaging, graphically-rich or multiplayer-involving titles, two of the three players have opened the door to multiple screens. Sony may have stitched together PS3 and PS Vita, but it's looking increasingly left behind as its arch rivals each make their play.

This week E3 has been home to some fabulous games, but when it comes to a Marvel Comics character like Spider-Man, there's no more exciting announcement than Gameloft bringing this character to an open-world environment. Gameloft has a whole pack of mobile-minded games coming this week, with The Amazing Spider-Man heading everything off and Asphalt 7: Heat coming to eat your racing lunch on Android and iOS.

In a move that will have Nintendo once again praised for their reminding of gamers that they need to turn away from the television here and again, the Wii Fit U Pedometer has been revealed. This device will work with the Wii U on the game Wii Fit U specifically, having you flip it on our off depending on how much you want to record of the fitness you've got during your normal everyday life. This device will be added to the Balance Board accessory already working with the original Wii Fit.

This week the gaming world is getting a power jolt as the year's biggest gaming convention plays host to all the biggest names, not least of all NVIDIA with their brand new barrage of game reveals for Tegra 3. The Tegra 3 quad-core processor is out on the market in a variety of devices including the Android tablet ASUS Transformer Prime, the HTC One X, and more, and the development team working with NVIDIA's TegraZone are proud to present five new games made optimized for the SoC at hand!

This week we're seeing an E3 gaming convention roughly on-par with the past few years of presentations: lots of games, nothing really ridiculously ground-breaking, and just a few items that should have the gaming community holding on for more through the summer. What we've got is the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U on tap, and Sony and Nintendo at the helm. These things should come as no surprise to you, the hardcore gamer, but what items have really stood out thus far that you should pay attention to?

Nintendo hasn’t yet announced when you’ll be able to sit a Wii U beneath your television, and pricing is still a mystery too, but the company has gone into detail regarding its launch lineup at E3. There are a handful of Nintendo properties, as expected, but there are some interesting third-party titles that will be available on the console too, including some fan favourites.

If a bit of actual live gameplay done by four gamers working with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale was what you were hoping to get out of E3, you're in luck! This week Sony delivered just that, and a video showing Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Fat Princess, and Nathan Drake played on the monstrous jumbo-ton at E3 is what you'll be able to see below. This match has the four fighters duking it out amongst traps, the hydra from God of War I, and the deadly wills of each player.

If you follow gaming, you're paying attention to the E3 news, and you would've heard by now that a new Star Wars video game is being shown off at the show called Star Wars 1313. The 1313 in the title refers to level 1313 on the planet Coruscant, which is made up of thousands of levels. This particular level is where the underworld is based.